University Islamic ​society suspended over 'protocol breach' claims

The Islamic society at Queen Mary University of London has been suspended while the students’ union investigates alleged breaches of protocols and procedures.

The society said on its Facebook page that the move had come about as a result of allegations that it was unclear about, and it was working with the students’ union “to gain better clarity”.

The society has been accused in the past of hosting events addressed by speakers associated with Islamist organisations such as Hizb ut-Tahrir, which seeks to form a global Islamic state regulated by sharia law.

There was no immediate comment from representatives of the students’ union, but the suspension was confirmed by the university, which is a member of the Russell Group of leading British research institutions.

A spokesperson said:

Decrying what it described as “hysteria”, the society said in its Facebook post:

It added:

In September the government told the National Union of Students (NUS) to abandon its opposition to the Prevent strategy, which is designed to counter the spread of extremism in England and Wales. The government’s new extremism analysis unit claims that at least 70 events featuring hate speakers were held on campuses last year.

The NUS has been calling for a boycott of the government’s counter-radicalisation strategy for monitoring students and has launched a tour of five cities to oppose it.

No suprise here. Especially Queen Mary's lol

i ****ing hate hizb ut-tahirr

I think I recall Maajid Nawaz mentioning something like this on FB, he called out the Islamic Societies on certain uni's that allowed and promoted these radicals.

Maajid Nawaz is a discredited pro-policy dweeb whom the vast majority of the Muslim community have disregarded; only the non-Muslims or fringe-Muslims clap and lap up what he has to say...

Another London uni fostering Islamists, no surprises there.

Can someone explain to me this thing about the NUS and "Prevent"?

Maajid Nawaz is a discredited pro-policy dweeb whom the vast majority of the Muslim community have disregarded; only the non-Muslims or fringe-Muslims clap and lap up what he has to say...

Isn't it clear to you? The NUS don't agree with the government's Prevent strategy and they have been calling out on the government because of it.

What is the Prevent strategy and why do the NUS disagree with it?

Tbf the NUS are a bunch of Islamic apologist loons at the best of times.

Do you not remember this story?

Do you not remember this story?

I already shared that story on TSR some time ago.

Wish to live in a world in which our educational establishments were bastions of enlightened thinking, rather than focal points for retrograde ideologies

Maajid Nawaz is a discredited pro-policy dweeb whom the vast majority of the Muslim community have disregarded; only the non-Muslims or fringe-Muslims clap and lap up what he has to say...